Elena Ferrarin
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A clear message: Stay in schoolNov 01, 2021 3:21 pm - Fourteen-year-old Joel Perez vowed to stay in school and away from street violence, which he said took the lives of his cousins and uncles. "I didn't take my parents ser...
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Guerrero talks about her first 'Plumm' roleNov 01, 2021 3:21 pm - As a sports and entertainment broadcaster, Lisa Guerrero already had an enviable career in most people's eyes. Her resume includes covering the Super Bowl and World Seri...
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Soccer superstar finds anonymity in Chicago a kickNov 01, 2021 2:52 pm - What happens when a Mexican soccer superstar moves to Chicago and, for the first time in more than a decade, finds himself living in relative anonymity? He can take a br...
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Chilean folk group treats fans at music school showNov 01, 2021 2:17 pm - The music of Chilean folk group Inti-Illimani is pure beauty. Their melodic, masculine voices rising and falling like the sinuous Andes mountains, the Inti-Illimani gave...
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Area teen's plush toys woo fans at art galleriesNov 01, 2021 1:52 pm - The youngest artist at last month's Forest Park Arts Fest was a high school freshman whose handmade toys have been sold around the country. Fourteen-year-old Luisa Caste...
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It's Diaz vs. Diaz on Saturday at Sears CentreNov 01, 2021 1:35 pm - In a fight whose winner will claim three of the four world boxing associations' lightweight championship titles, two Mexican-Americans will square off Saturday at the Se...
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Maná rocks the crowd at sold out concertNov 01, 2021 1:00 pm - If a great rock concert is about blasting the crowd into a delighted frenzy, Mexican band Maná hit the mark Thursday night. Maná, which has won three Grammy and five La...
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Radio show a 'best friend'Nov 01, 2021 10:21 am - "Are you afraid?" radio host Carina asked. "A little." 18-year-old Claudia Hernandez from behind the mike. "About what?" "About failing." Next to her, 20-year-old Migu...
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The first everNov 01, 2021 10:13 am - The photographs of 85 past commanders of American Legion Post 57 in Elgin show mostly white, older, bespectacled males. Current Commander Rose Martinez is none of those...
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Honoring those who blazed their own trailOct 31, 2021 9:28 pm - As Hispanic Heritage Month begins, here's a look at trailblazing suburban Hispanics who have achieved notable accomplishments in public service. • Linda Chapa LaVia, 41,...